Details of services

I first need to thank you all so much for the tremendous support that we've received over the last several weeks, and especially since Ricky's passing. It means so much to us.

I'll write more later, but I did want to share with you that Ricky had a amazing week with the last night lasting well past 10 PM with lots of visitors with lots of hugs and laughter. I slept next to him that night, me in a folding bed, and he in his hospital bed with the rail removed. I was able to hold him all night, and when he passed away the next morning, he was being held by Pat, Deirdre and myself. He slept very sound that night as he was in no discomfort or pain, and when he left us, he showed a sense of peace. It was a gentle passing.

His arrangements are below, also in the Patriot Ledger weekend edition and Sunday's Globe.

Thank you so much once again from all of us.

Bill


Richard William Hoffman
Richard William Hoffman Richard William Hoffman SCITUATE Richard "Ricky" William Hoffman of Scituate, passed away peacefully at home on Friday November 6, 2009, at the age of 11, after a brave and hard fought 2 year battle with brain cancer. Ricky is survived by his beloved parents Patricia (Cahill) Hoffman, William Hoffman and his wife Deirdre of all of Scituate, brother Michael Shaponick, grandparents James and Ann Cahill of Albany, NY, William and Sandra Hoffman of Westerly, RI, and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Ricky was a fifth grade student at the Wampatuck Elementary School. He enjoyed traveling to the White Mountains and Vermont. He was an avid collector and loved swimming, hiking, music and ethnic foods. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 11th in St. Mary of the Nativity Church, Scituate at 1PM. Interment to follow in Union Cemetery, Scituate. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. at Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Rd., Scituate. There will be a Celebration of Life for Ricky's family and friends directly after the services at St Mary's Church Hall. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Ricky's memory to Magical Moon Foundation, PO Box 83, Marshfield Hills, MA 02051 magicalmoonfoundation.org or Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Contribution Services, 6th floor, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02445-7226. Visit www.mem.com for memorial. Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home (781) 545-0196